GOLDFISHES 
for Pools and Aquariums 
EXTRA LARGE GOLDHSH 
COLLECTION 
4" - 5" Fill One Can ^ 
12 COMET TAILS |3.00 VALUE 
6 SHUBUNKINS 2.10 
S.IPPIKG CAN .35^ Special 
GOLDFISHES 
SMALL GOLDFISH COLLECTION 
2"—S'/j" Fills One Con 
$5.50 
12 COMET TAILS 1.20 
12 SHUBUNKINS 1.20 
6 BLACK MOORS 1.20 
6 FANTAILS .90 
12 CALICO FANTAIL1.20 
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VALUE 
Special $4.80 
Water Hyacinths 
q SPAWNING OF GOLDFISH 
Spring is the natural breeding season of all varieties of 
goldfish. The breeding of goldfish is one of the most fasci¬ 
nating and instructive diversions for both young and old. 
Breeding of goldfish is not difficult and may be undertaken 
by beginners with reasonable prospects of success. 
The first step of importance for successful spawning is 
to be certain of mated pairs. For beginners it is somewhat 
difficult to determine offhand the sex of goldfish. In most 
cases, females are larger and more rounded than the males. 
However, for accurate distinction, small tubercles on the 
gill plates always appear on matured males during spawning 
season. Also on the upper surface of the front fins below 
the gill plates, called the pectoral fins, there will be found 
a row of small pin heads which give the appearance of the 
edge of a saw. 
The spawning season in California usually starts about 
April and continues through summ.er until about the early 
part of September. In most cases the largest and hardiest 
spawn is found during the early spring months. As spawn¬ 
ing time approaches, fish should be well fed with nourishing 
food. Spawning starts at daybreak and continues up to 
about noon. 
Floating aquatic plants are preferable for the Goldfish to 
deposit their eggs upon. As soon as it is noticed that these 
plants are covered with spawn, they should be removed 
immediately from the pond and put in a separate pond or 
container. This is done to prevent the parents from 
devouring the eggs. Of the various floating plants, the 
Water Hyacinth is recommended as best suited for 
spawning purposes. The females will swim up to the 
roots of the water hyacinth and drop the eggs, which 
adhere to the hair-like roots. The males, in close pursuit, 
almost instantly pass over these eggs and fertilize them. 
The spawning action, to the uninitiated, has the appearance 
of a furious chase between two groups of goldfish. 
The eggs are of amber color and adhere individually to 
the floating plants. The hatching rt.ind is from 7 to 14 
days, depending entirely upon the tem.perature of the water. 
A few days after hatching, they will commence to take 
microscopic animal life called "infusoria” which is usually 
found in old pools, and later will subsist on strained yolk of 
hard boiled egg and finely powdered shrimp food. 
